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Re: Motorbike
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:48:17 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Peer Kreuger wrote:
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I presume that many of you have seen the motorbike sets lego released last
year. Due to my recent emergence out of my dark ages(1) I only bought some of
them a month ago. Since the standard models bored me (not to mention the fact
that some models were quite flimsy) I decided to build my own. • ...
The model isn’t stunningly complicated, nor does it have any more extras
other than the fact that it moves on it’s own, my goal was simply to build
something sturdy, yet attractive to look at, whilst getting my feet wet with
the new studless elements.
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Nevertheless, it’s a nice adaption of the type. I particularly like how you did
the windshield.
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Sadly, said 12 frames weren’t enough for a completely smooth animation (far
from it) but the work for 12 alone was enough in my book.
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It’s much more than I’d ever consider doing. We appreciate your effort. It’s a
cool way to show the model - reminisent of some carmakers websites.
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Also, I’m propably overstating the obvious, but black isn’t an easy color to
photograph. I spent a lot of time cleaning the pictures up. You live, you
learn.
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Tip: Use light, and lots of it.
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After a quick search on brickshelf I found that very few people actually use
the pullback motors in their creations.
Oden has a couple of nifty
models, but that was all I could find. (Although I remember a land rover
model being powered by one a while ago.)
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They do seem to be shunned by afols for some reason. I think they add a lot of
fun to a model. My son and I sometimes build quick cars with the little ones and
have a hoot crashing them into each other, or putting skinny wheels on and
watching them spin crazily around the room. Timber floors help - they’re
hopeless on carpet. I’ve used the larger ones a couple of times in
mocs.
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I was wondering about that. Do you (you being the members of Lugnet) consider
the motors unrealistic? Are they too hard or big to fit in a creation? Are
they too big or too small for the scale you usually build in?
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They’re about right, but a little weak. I like them, but it doesn’t take much to
exceed the weight limit that they’re able to push around at a reasonable speed.
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Just about
anybody I’ve spoken to about the pullback motors said something like “they
should’ve done that ages ago!” or “I would’ve played ages with these if I
would’ve had those when I was a kid!”
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Really? What about this one? This is actually a fair bit
quicker across the floor than the current versions.
Cheers,
Allister
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Damn, I shouldn't have forgotten that one. I especially liked how you managed to put suspension in there. (...) You've got a point there. One can't really make bigger vehicles for the engines than the size of the original model they're in. (If (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| I presume that many of you have seen the motorbike sets lego released last year. Due to my recent emergence out of my dark ages(1) I only bought some of them a month ago. Since the standard models bored me (not to mention the fact that some models (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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